My name is Becky Jo and I’m a wannabe Southern Belle who married a Northern Hunting Man! So, now I reside in the chilly state of Michigan – quite a switch up for this Arizona girl!!! I am madly in love with Jesus, my man, my kiddos and my grand babies. My hobby is coffee … always coffee!
The verse I’ve chosen is Psalm 118:5-6 MSG
Pushed to the wall, I called to God;
from the wide open spaces, he answered.
God’s now at my side and I’m not afraid;
who would dare lay a hand on me?
God’s my strong champion;
I flick off my enemies like flies.
Far better to take refuge in God
than trust in people.
I chose this verse because I have an old book mark from my grandma that says that this is the center of the Bible (vs.8), and I want to ALWAYS be at the center of His Will. Far better to take refuge in God than trust in people, indeed. AMEN!
Shannon Pate
Little Rock, Arkansas
John 1:2 (NIV) “He was with God in the beginning.”
Beth Coker. Medford, OR
‘For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, “In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.” But you were not willing’. Isaiah 30:15. NASB
Kristen Fowler, Marble, NC
And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God
Colossians 1:10 NIV
Sue – Kalamazoo, MI
“He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn, and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun.” Psalm 37:6
Julia, Redmond, OR
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.
2 Tim. 2:15 NIV
Caitlyn McCoy, Masontown, PA. “He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8 NIV
Jane Lakey, Panama City Beach Fl.
Psal 103:17, NIV
From everlasting to everlasting, the Lord’s love is with those who fear him,
His righteousness with their children’s children.
Cindy from Sisters says: do not merely look out for your own personal interests
but also for the interests of others.
Phil 2:4
Devi, Singapore
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.
James 1:19-20, NIV
Chelsea McNary, Lima, Ohio
Ephesians 3:17b-19
And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge–that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
“Out of my distress I called on The Lord; The Lord answered me and set me free. The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” Psalm 118:5-6 ESV. I love it in The Message version! …..❤️
Ann Gardner, North Canton, OH. Psalm 73: 27-28. “For behold, those who are far from you shall perish; you put an end to everyone who is unfaithful to you. But as for me it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord God my refuge, that I may tell of all your works”
Pam
Spring, TX
to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. (Ephesians 3:19 ESV)
Leverett, MA
and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.
Colossians 3:10 ESV
Psalm 118:6 ESV
The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?
Courtney, Lima, Ohio. “For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.” Philippians 2:13 (NLT)
Janet P, Paola, KS
“I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.” Romans 1:16 NIV
The first verse of the Roman Road.
Don’t lose your grip on Love and Loyalty. Tie them around your neck; carve their initials on your heart. Earn a reputation for living well in God’s eyes and the eyes of the people. (Proverbs 3:3-4 MSG) Lauren Kennedy, Denham Springs, LA
Valerie , Ontario (Mansfield), OH
” All who seek to live apart from Me will lose it all. * But those who let go of their lives for My sake and surrender it all to Me will discover true life! “. Matthew 10:39. ( TPT). * or ” Anyone who clings to his own life(soul,self,being)
Tami G Franklin, TN
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. — Ezekiel 36:26 NIV
Dianne from Fitzwilliam, NH
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
James 1:2-3 (NIV)
Gwyn Cummings, Rowlett, TX
I lift up my eyes to the hills–where does my help come from? My help comes from The Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 121:1-2
Tangila, Pearland TX
Now the LORD had arranged for a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights. (Jonah 1:17 NLT)
Denise Ramser, Gambier, Ohio: Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for the conviction of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:1 ESV
Bonny Hansen Mitchell SD
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. (Romans 12:2 NIV)
Karen Karker, New Holland, PA
“By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.”
Hebrews 11:3
Carrie Donnell Tallmadge, OH
Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer; from the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
Psalm 61:1-2 ESV
Amy-Jo Girardier Nashville, TN
Hebrews 12:14 Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. (ESV)
Dawn Moore, Buford, GA
Search me GOD, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Psalm 139: 23 – 24. NIV
Marsha of Angleton TX “Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.” Colossians 3:15 (NIV84)
Amanda, Sherman, TX
Micah 6:8 KJV
“He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”
“neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”Ro 8:39 NIV
Ashleigh, Terre Haute, IN. Catching up! Memory verse 8: “Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.” James 4:8, NIV. Memory verse 9: “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” James 5:16, NIV. And memory verse 10: “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9, NIV.
Jenny- Shelby Township, MI
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of Gods grace that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. Ephesians 1:7-8 NIV
Andrea Larmer, Hephzibah, Ga
Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
Psalm 20:7 (NIV)
Danielle, Pinewood, SC
For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, It will not tarry. (Habakkuk 2:3 NKJV)
Traci Horton from Bartonville, Tx:
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the Heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. Ephesians 1:3 NIV
Cecelia Stewart Tustin,CA
Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
Ephesians 6:13 NIV
Vicksburg, MS
And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
Colossians 3:14
NIV
Meagan Smith, Longview, TX- Deuteronomy 6:6 ESV “And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart.”
Carol Cottrell, Tucker, GA
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Matt 5:6-8
Susan in Grand Rapids, MI
Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable.
Isaiah 40: 28 ESV
Darcy, Spokane, WA
“Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.” Ephesians 3:20-21 (NIV)
Michele Zamora-Lubbock, TX
Prov 4:23 NIV
Above alll else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.
Deby
New Carlisle, OH
Be still and know that I am God;
Psalm 46:10 (NIV)
But those who wait on the Lord
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40: 31
NKJ
Lindsey Buchanan st. Augustine, FL
Psalm 40:5 NIV “Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders you have done. The things you have planned for us no one can recount to you; were I to speak and tell of them, they would be too many to declare.”
Misti Robinson from Houston, TX
“God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think.”
Ephesians 3:20 NIV
Tammy Bradshaw, Bluffton, Ohio
Psalm 6:3 HCSB
Know that the LORD has set apart the faithful for Himself, the LORD will hear when I call to Him.
Stephanie Hilton, league city Texas
“teach me your way, oh Lord, and lead me in a level path because of my enemies.”
Psalm 27:11 ESV